diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gst-i18n-plugin.h b/gst-libs/gst/gst-i18n-plugin.h
index dc16d47e66..fe597d2292 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gst-i18n-plugin.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gst-i18n-plugin.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
 
+#include <locale.h>
+
 #include "gettext.h" /* included with gettext distribution and copied */
 
 /* we want to use shorthand _() for translating and N_() for marking */
diff --git a/gst/avi/gstavi.c b/gst/avi/gstavi.c
index bedc50b25f..38ef65088b 100644
--- a/gst/avi/gstavi.c
+++ b/gst/avi/gstavi.c
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 #include "gstavimux.h"
 #include "gstavisubtitle.h"
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_NLS
-#include <locale.h>
-#endif /* ENABLE_NLS */
-
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {